Saturday, August 26, 2017

Just before 7:00 a.m.
this morning, an early morning monument patrol discovered that the
J.E.B Stuart monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond had been
vandalized. Our last report from Monument Guards the night before meant
that the crime occurred sometime in the hours just before dawn Our
folks contacted Richmond Police who immediately arrived on the scene and
let us know that cleaning crews were on the way. What we thought might
be engine oil of some sort, turned out to be pine tar, which made the
removal a bit more challenging.

Crews have been working all day, and we have had Monument Guards on the scene. As of 3:00 this afternoon, much progress has been made, with several crews on the scene and removal almost complete.

The Va Flaggers would like to express our thanks to the Richmond Police
Department and the City of Richmond for their prompt attention to the
desecration of the memorial. We commend Mayor Stoney for his statement
that Richmond would not tolerate violence and destruction, and hope that
the perpetrators of this crime are quickly apprehended and prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law. We trust that our city officials will
not allow our community to dissolve into that which is represented in
Charlottesville today, where mob rule has set in, and intimidation with
violence and vandalism are rewarded with capitulation and pandering.

Over 70% of our citizens believe monuments and memorials should be left
in place, and no amount of vandalism or violence by the monument
destroyers should drown out the voice of the rational majority and allow
this magnificent historical landmark to be destroyed.

In light of this incident, we will be stepping up our monument patrols in the days and nights to come. .

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WHO ARE THE VA FLAGGERS?

We are citizens of the Commonwealth who stand AGAINST those who would desecrate our Confederate Monuments and memorials, and FOR our Confederate Veterans.

The Virginia Flaggers were organized on September 5, 2011. What began with just a few dedicated Southerners, has now grown to include hundreds of people, from all over the country, who have joined us in defending the honor of the Confederate Veteran, protesting Heritage violations, and forwarding the colors in Richmond, and Virginia… and beyond!

When needed, flaggers stand with our flags against those in opposition in a peaceful, yet forceful manner, to educate and inform the general public, and in open and visible protest against those who have attacked us, our flags, our ancestors, or our Heritage.

Flaggers speak for those who have no voice. We relay a message of Honor, Dignity, Respect, and Heritage to those who never knew, or to those who have forgotten, and to attempt to reach those who refuse to hear.

Our weapon is the Confederate Battle Flag. Our enemies are those who worship ignorance, historical revisionism and Political Correctness.

We take pride in taking a stand for the Cause. For this Cause, we call others to flock to the banner of our ancestors, take up their flags, and join us in battle, for OUR TIME IS NOW.

The Va Flaggers reject any person or group whose actions tarnish or bring dishonor upon the Confederate soldier or his reason for fighting, including those groups and persons using our cherished flag as a symbol for their own dishonorable purposes.